IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Chester Road, NORTHWICH, CW8 2DP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Chester Road, CW8 2DP by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (19 Images Found)
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Blue Cap Hotel, Sandiway
Blue Cap Hotel, A556, Chester Road, Sandiway.
This building dates back to 1716, thought to stand on the foundations of an older inn called The Sandiway Head. It was renamed in honour of the foxhound Bluecap (depicted here atop the brewery sign in the foreground), famous for his speed and stamina, who lived at the nearby Cheshire Hunt kennels Image during the mid 18th century.
Image: © Jo Lxix
Taken: 10 May 2006
0.02 miles
2
View from the Blue Cap on Chester Road
Image: © Darrin Antrobus
Taken: 9 Apr 2009
0.07 miles
4
The A556 passing the Blue Cap
The dual carriageway reverts to a single one here, so there are predictable delays. The question arises why the pub is called the Blue Cap with a picture of a dog, but it was the named after a greyhound. The pub is part of the Chef & Brewer chain.
Image: © Bill Boaden
Taken: 25 May 2013
0.08 miles
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Premier Inn on Chester Road, Northwich
Image: © Darrin Antrobus
Taken: 9 Apr 2009
0.08 miles
6
The Blue Cap Hotel, Sandiway
A stone-built pub/restaurant dating back to 1716, standing at the side of the A556, Chester Road, near the village of Sandiway. The image of a dog on the inn sign relates to Bluecap, a Cheshire foxhound that was famous for winning a race against the hounds of Hugo Meynell of the Quorn Hunt in 1763 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluecap_Memorial .
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 8 May 2023
0.08 miles
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The Premier Inn at Sandiway
Off Chester Road next to The Blue Cap
Image: © John Firth
Taken: 14 Apr 2012
0.08 miles
8
The Blue Cap Chester Road Sandiway
The statue of the dog which was once outside is now inside the door.
Image: © John Firth
Taken: 14 Apr 2012
0.09 miles
10
The Blue Cap - Foxhound
Inside the Blue Cap pub
Image: © John Firth
Taken: 14 Apr 2012
0.10 miles